Training

Welcome

Thank you for stopping by and checking out our training programs. Our center seeks
to prepare developing clinicians from multiple disciplines including psychology, counseling, and social work. The three training programs incorporate
the traditional hallmarks of evidenced based collegiate mental health (individual therapy, group counseling, outreach, consultation, and supervision),
a commitment to social justice embedded throughout, and innovative efforts utilizing technology resources and coordinated treatment with other healthcare providers and campus partners to provide exceptional care for
our students and their whole well-being.

I am proud to let you know that the USF Counseling Center is fully accredited by the
International Association of Counseling Services. Our first training program, the
doctoral internship, has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association for over
30 years and we are an active member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship
Centers. Over the years, we have added exceptional training programs for post-doctoral
fellows and graduate students from multiple disciplines in mental health.

Each training program has its own focus and structure, so I invite you to look at
your program of interest for in-depth information. However, a few key characteristics are at the heart of everything we do. As a trainee at the USF Counseling Center,
you can expect to have a comprehensive training experience, receive excellent supervision, enhance your multicultural
and social justice competencies, and benefit from a multidisciplinary training environment.

I also want to highlight the unique option for training specialization we offer for doctoral interns and postdocs
in psychology. In May, June, and July, interns and post-docs are able to do an external rotation at affiliated training agencies in healthcare and other settings to expand their
skill set and more widely market themselves. Trainees who graduate from our programs
have secured employment or post-doctoral fellowships in multiple settings including
university counseling centers, federal prisons, hospitals, private and group practices,
primary care settings, VAs, academic settings, and non-profits.

Please continue to look at our training programs and if we seem like a good fit for
your continuing development, I encourage you to apply. If you would like to learn
more about USF and the Counseling Center in general to aid with your decision, you
can check out the following links to learn more about:

If you have any questions, please contact me (Dr. Michael Rogers) for the internship program, Dr. Jonathan Mitchell for the post-doctoral fellowship or Dr. Hege Riise for graduate student clinical training. We are happy to answer questions ourselves
or get you connected with the right person (such as other staff or current trainees).